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a make or break week for president obama and governor romney. hunkering down, cramming for the big debate. what are their secrets to land the knockout punch? >>> peanut butter. a massive recall expanding tonight. we'll tell you which symptoms could spell trouble for you and your family. >>> and, oscar stunner. the new host for the academy awards. not a movie star. why fans of the "family guy" are having the last laugh tonight. >> victory is mine! >>> good evening from "world news." and we begin with breaking news. an american airlines plane has been forced to land under strange circumstances. a whole row of seats shaken loose,passengers upended. and this is the second time seats have come loose and forced a landing in three days. so, what is going on? for the latest on what happened today, let's go right to abc's senior national correspondent, jim avila. >> 685, what can i do for you? >> roger. got an unusual one for you. >> reporter: no one can remember this happening before. not passengers, so rattled they didn't want to be identified. >> the
a make or break week for president obama and governor romney. hunkering down, cramming for the big debate. what are their secrets to land the knockout punch? >>> peanut butter. a massive recall expanding tonight. we'll tell you which symptoms could spell trouble for you and your family. >>> and, oscar stunner. the new host for the academy awards. not a movie star. why fans of the "family guy" are having the last laugh tonight. >> victory is mine! >>>...
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tampa on their toes and to pivot from the offense on to the broader argument, a referendum on president obama's handling of the economy. >> reporter: romney's week before the convention including a stop in new orleans. the president is back on the campaign trail tuesday and wednesday in two battleground states, ohio and nevada. and david, expect to hear that one word again this week, medicare. >> we'll be on the trail with both sides first thing this week. david kerley, thank you. as i mentioned, undecideds in this country, americans who have yet to make up their minds, smaller group than ever and perhaps more powerful, too, with polling showing the race in a dead heat, people who haven't made up their mind represent about 6% of the voters. which means they could make a difference. right through november we'll check in with them. what do they still need to hear? you are the undecideds. meet patrick and taylor of ohio, husband and wife, children at home and for patrick -- what are you still waiting to hear? >> i'm sick of hearing all of the attacks, for me, the fiscal cliff is very startling to
tampa on their toes and to pivot from the offense on to the broader argument, a referendum on president obama's handling of the economy. >> reporter: romney's week before the convention including a stop in new orleans. the president is back on the campaign trail tuesday and wednesday in two battleground states, ohio and nevada. and david, expect to hear that one word again this week, medicare. >> we'll be on the trail with both sides first thing this week. david kerley, thank you....
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>> next week in charlotte it will be up to democrats to tout the obama presidency. >> because my healthcare law, obamacare, you know, i call his plan romney doesn't care. >> a reignited base. >> four more years! >> and a plan for america's future. >> in tampa paul ryan asked the question, without new leadership why should the next four years be any different than the last four years? barack obama has to answer that question. >> democrats will be rolling out heavyweights to lend a hand, including former president bill clinton, and president obama's so-called closer. >> we have come so far but we have so much more work to do! >> so far president obama's strong personal like ability ratings are keeping him afloat. next week he needs to convince americans his promise of hope and change can still be met. they just need to give him another four years. abc news, charlotte, north carolina. >>> mark matthews will be live next week from the democratic national convention in charlotte. you can get instant updates all week long from mark by following him on our facebook page or on twitter at matthewsab
>> next week in charlotte it will be up to democrats to tout the obama presidency. >> because my healthcare law, obamacare, you know, i call his plan romney doesn't care. >> a reignited base. >> four more years! >> and a plan for america's future. >> in tampa paul ryan asked the question, without new leadership why should the next four years be any different than the last four years? barack obama has to answer that question. >> democrats will be rolling...
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this year's race for the white house came into clear focus this week as president obama got his best economic news in months, and mitt romney secured his claim to the nomination with back-to-back landslides. that big win in florida tuesday and yesterday in nevada with about 70% of the caucus vote counted so far, romney's at 48%. newt gingrich has 23%, and right on his heels, texas congressman ron paul, and he joins us now. congressman paul, thanks for joining us this morning. >> thank you. good to be with you. >> you know, you're in third place right now fighting for second in nevada, but you did come in second in 2008. it must be hard not to be disappointed by not having that secure yet. >> well, you know, the votes aren't all counted yet, and there seems to be a bit of chaos out there even though it was a small caucus vote. there was a lot of confusion, so, yes, if you go from second to third, there would be disappointment, but also on the positive side, we will get a bloc of votes. we will still get some delegates and we still will pursue, you know, our plan to go into the caucus
this year's race for the white house came into clear focus this week as president obama got his best economic news in months, and mitt romney secured his claim to the nomination with back-to-back landslides. that big win in florida tuesday and yesterday in nevada with about 70% of the caucus vote counted so far, romney's at 48%. newt gingrich has 23%, and right on his heels, texas congressman ron paul, and he joins us now. congressman paul, thanks for joining us this morning. >> thank...
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. >>> in los angeles president obama is attending a fundraising breakfast now for 300 people. he's wrapping up a two-day west coast trip he started in san francisco yesterday. he was in they for three hours for two fundraisers raising five million dollars. he plans to speak in las vegas later today. his campaign says mr. obama and the democrats raised 60 million dollars last month. mitt romney the likely ran opponent and the republican party say together they've raised more than 76 million dollars in may. romney will be holding a campaign event today in st. louis. >>> meetings taking place in washington today into leaks over classified intelligence. a bipartisan group of congressional leaders met moments ago with national intelligence director james clapper. the meeting amid outrage over last week's "new york times" report that provided classified details what it described as a u.s. cyber attack targeting iran's centrifuge program. senator mccain claims the white house is leaking the information forever political gain. >> regardless of how politically useful these leaks may ha
. >>> in los angeles president obama is attending a fundraising breakfast now for 300 people. he's wrapping up a two-day west coast trip he started in san francisco yesterday. he was in they for three hours for two fundraisers raising five million dollars. he plans to speak in las vegas later today. his campaign says mr. obama and the democrats raised 60 million dollars last month. mitt romney the likely ran opponent and the republican party say together they've raised more than 76...
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obama says he expects a rigorous investigation. >>> police in texas say a registered nurse has con if fessed to shooting a young mother and abducting her newborn. mcclain faces charges of capital murder after witnesses say she opened fire on the woman outside a medical clinic yesterday. witnesses observed mcclain taking the three-day old baby while his mother screamed "my baby." the prosecutor described the plot on "good morning america." >> there were statements as indicated in the arrest record made by miss mckwhraeupb that led us to believe that in -- mcclain that led us to believe that this was intentional act. not miss golden was targeted specifically but this was part of a plan to kidnap a child. >> police found the little child unharmed several hours later. he will go home with his father today. >>> a few hours divers are expected to search four more south bay ponds and volunteers will be back out looking for missing morgan hill teenager sierra ma missing for more than a month. as the search continues techs are pouring over 12 hours of data from sonar scans taken from several p
obama says he expects a rigorous investigation. >>> police in texas say a registered nurse has con if fessed to shooting a young mother and abducting her newborn. mcclain faces charges of capital murder after witnesses say she opened fire on the woman outside a medical clinic yesterday. witnesses observed mcclain taking the three-day old baby while his mother screamed "my baby." the prosecutor described the plot on "good morning america." >> there were...
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this week's "newsweek" declares the spt the first ga president. michael bloomberg jumped into the debate. he defended the right of gays and lesbians just days after north carolina passed an amendment banning the practice. >>> jury flores the john edwards trial will begin to hear from his defense lawyers later today. they'll try to say he didn't use campaign funds to hide an fair from voters. who will be on the witness list? with more, here's abc's reena nin ninan. >> reporter: he'll need to convince jury rors he did not intentionally violate finance laws. >> i think it's been proven already that edwards is a cheat, he's a liar. despicable actions altogether. is what he did a criminal act? it's not leer. >> reporter: what will the strategy be? discredit the testimony of andrew young. he already testified he and his wife pocketed much of the $1 million payout for their own personal use. and continue to assist that he did not knowingly violent campaign laws. who will testify? oldest daughter cate edwards. perhaps a long shot but still a possibility,
this week's "newsweek" declares the spt the first ga president. michael bloomberg jumped into the debate. he defended the right of gays and lesbians just days after north carolina passed an amendment banning the practice. >>> jury flores the john edwards trial will begin to hear from his defense lawyers later today. they'll try to say he didn't use campaign funds to hide an fair from voters. who will be on the witness list? with more, here's abc's reena nin ninan. >>...
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then some of the overnight readings earlier in the week. here is what's happening in the atmosphere, high pressure is retreating now, moving away. this big cold air mass coming our way. the cold front could bring showers to us. we'll start at 5:00 thursday morning. it will be dry. by 10:00 thursday morning we'll see showers developing in the north bay. the front swings eastward and south ward. showers reaching other parts of the bay area, there is not a lot of moisture with this system. some showers could trail into friday morning before giving way to sunny skies and much cooler conditions. into the seera, winter weather advisory in effect from thursday morning until friday afternoon. snow levels will be down to 3500 feet. tomorrow here in the bay area, much cooler, pleasant. sunny skies, high temperatures from 60s up to low 70s into warmest locations. similar readings down near monterey bay. here is the accu-weather forecast. cooling down, sharply as we head into weekend. showers thursday, maybe a trailing shower or two friday morning and
then some of the overnight readings earlier in the week. here is what's happening in the atmosphere, high pressure is retreating now, moving away. this big cold air mass coming our way. the cold front could bring showers to us. we'll start at 5:00 thursday morning. it will be dry. by 10:00 thursday morning we'll see showers developing in the north bay. the front swings eastward and south ward. showers reaching other parts of the bay area, there is not a lot of moisture with this system. some...
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this is the 7th drone attack in two weeks they've become a source of friction between washington and pakistan. the obama administration says it has no intense of letting up on the drone campaign. >>> this morning federal investigators will go through the wreckage of an air tanker that crashed while helping to fight a fire in utah two pilots were killed. the tanker went down in western utah near the bore we are nevada no indication -- near the border near nevada. the fire began burning friday after a lightning strike. >>> in new mexico some residents and business owners will be allowed to return. crews have been able to build containment lines around the blaze. the fire has scorched 377 square miles and is only 17% contained. officials hope milder weather will allow crews to make more progress in the coming days. >>> this morning regulators will begin expanding inspections of the nation's ground beef fly. the department of agriculture will test for six additional strains of e. coli initiative developed by the president's food safety working group to present outbreaks of food related i
this is the 7th drone attack in two weeks they've become a source of friction between washington and pakistan. the obama administration says it has no intense of letting up on the drone campaign. >>> this morning federal investigators will go through the wreckage of an air tanker that crashed while helping to fight a fire in utah two pilots were killed. the tanker went down in western utah near the bore we are nevada no indication -- near the border near nevada. the fire began burning...
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and president obama will take a look at the damage and visits one of the hardest hit areas. >> we're enjoying gorgeous weather this labor day. and take a look this, is a live look, it's the final day this ride had been open there. the hurricane will be dismantled in north carolin carolina -- new mexico and will be replaced by a new one called the under tow. hurricane has been on the board walk since replacing the coaster in 1992. >> and that switching cars thing. >> look how beautiful it was. >> it was. >> there is a sunny stretch and lots of inland sunshine across the bay skpinland. here is an interesting crew from our camera looking towards golden gate. there is our marine layer. you can see tops of the towers so this is about 700 feet deep or higher than that. there is a how fog is showing up on our radar image. you can see breaks and lots of coastal clouds lingering throughout the day. there is just a stunningly beautiful labor day around the bay area. there is a marine layer, you can see this is sunny now. it's still warm over most of the bay area there is 64 degrees in san fran
and president obama will take a look at the damage and visits one of the hardest hit areas. >> we're enjoying gorgeous weather this labor day. and take a look this, is a live look, it's the final day this ride had been open there. the hurricane will be dismantled in north carolin carolina -- new mexico and will be replaced by a new one called the under tow. hurricane has been on the board walk since replacing the coaster in 1992. >> and that switching cars thing. >> look how...
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this morning on this week obama campaign advisor squares off with romney campaign advisor in a lively debate. don't miss "this ""with george stephanopoulos coming up at 8:00 right here on abc7. >>> new this morning, 62 year old endurance swimmer, diana niad is trying again right now to make the swim from cuba to florida in shark infested waters. here you see her during a previous attempt. her team reports she's been stung four times by jellyfish but continues to press on with her quest to become the first to make that 103-mile crossing without a wet suit or a shark cage. at last word she had logged more than 10 hours in the water. she abandoned two previous attempts last summer of a suffering an as ma attack the first time and numerous jellyfish stings the second time around. >>> pride events will take center stage again today in downtown san jose. ♪ yesterday a walk around got a bird's-eye view of all the discovery near the tech museum. it marks the 37th annual pride weekend for the community. this year's theme is equality for everyone. it runs today from 11 to 7. and jeff martin n
this morning on this week obama campaign advisor squares off with romney campaign advisor in a lively debate. don't miss "this ""with george stephanopoulos coming up at 8:00 right here on abc7. >>> new this morning, 62 year old endurance swimmer, diana niad is trying again right now to make the swim from cuba to florida in shark infested waters. here you see her during a previous attempt. her team reports she's been stung four times by jellyfish but continues to press on...
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this morning on this week obama campaign advisor squares off with romney campaign advisor in a lively debate. don't miss "this week" with george stephanopoulos coming up at 8:00 right here on abc7. >>> new this morning, 62-year-old endurance swimmer, diana niad, is trying again right now to make the swim from cuba to florida in shark-infested waters. here you see her during a previous attempt. this time around her team reports she's been stung four times by jellyfish but continues to press on with her quest to become the first to make that 103-mile crossing without a wet suit or a shark cage. at last word she had logged more than 10 hours in the water. she abandoned two previous attempts last summer after suffering an as ma attack the first time and numerous jellyfish stings the second time >>> pride events will take center stage again today in downtown san jose. ♪ yesterday that stilt walker got a bird's-eye view of the discovery near the tech museum. it marks the 37th annual pride weekend for the community. this year's theme is equality for everyone. the pride celebration runs tod
this morning on this week obama campaign advisor squares off with romney campaign advisor in a lively debate. don't miss "this week" with george stephanopoulos coming up at 8:00 right here on abc7. >>> new this morning, 62-year-old endurance swimmer, diana niad, is trying again right now to make the swim from cuba to florida in shark-infested waters. here you see her during a previous attempt. this time around her team reports she's been stung four times by jellyfish but...
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today, president obama urged patience. >> as we transition to afghan lead, we don't rush for the exits in a way that could end up leading to more chaos and more disaster. >> reporter: but it has now been over a decade of war. and the strains are evident everywhere. more than 76,000 cases of posttraumatic stress disorder have been identified in the army alone. investigators will look at the staff sergeant's background and what care he got in the field and back at joint base lewis-mcchord. the army medical facility there, madigan, is already being accused of reversing more than 200 ptsd diagnoses in order to save money. but the army today released a statement saying "to take a small number of unconnected incidents over time and present them as evidence of a troubled military community does a disservice." the murder charges against the staff sergeant are expected any day. then we'll know his name. for now, he has retained a lawyer and is saying nothing about what happened. for "nightline," i'm martha raddatz in washington. >> martha will have much more on this story as details become avai
today, president obama urged patience. >> as we transition to afghan lead, we don't rush for the exits in a way that could end up leading to more chaos and more disaster. >> reporter: but it has now been over a decade of war. and the strains are evident everywhere. more than 76,000 cases of posttraumatic stress disorder have been identified in the army alone. investigators will look at the staff sergeant's background and what care he got in the field and back at joint base...
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it all looks to many like romney is gearing up to take on president obama in the fall although there are a lot of folks who see it very differently starting with newt gingrich. here's tonight's coverage of "your voice, your vote." >> thanks, you guys. >> reporter: mitt romney, call him the new comeback kid. or maybe romney's the gangsta just a few days ago polls showed him slipping behind newt gingrich who was surging after his big win in south carolina last week. >> i would love to understand how it is that speaker gingrich characterizes himself as more conservative than me. >> reporter: then romney and his allies unloaded. the romney forces fired an unprecedented barrage of harshly negative ads at gingrich. they outspent the gingrich team by a staggering $15.4 million to 3.4 million. only one of the thousands of romney ads that aired was positive. >> mitt romney -- [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: even enlisting tom brokaw, when he was reprimanded and fined by his colleagues in the house of representatives. >> tonight he has on his own record the judgment of his peers. >> reporter
it all looks to many like romney is gearing up to take on president obama in the fall although there are a lot of folks who see it very differently starting with newt gingrich. here's tonight's coverage of "your voice, your vote." >> thanks, you guys. >> reporter: mitt romney, call him the new comeback kid. or maybe romney's the gangsta just a few days ago polls showed him slipping behind newt gingrich who was surging after his big win in south carolina last week. >>...
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arrived in colombia last week. secret service director mark sullivan says, 11 secret service agents and 10 military personnel under investigation are all telling different stories about what happened. he has dispatched more investigators to colombia to interview the women. abc news has learned at accused agents will be forced to take a polygraph test. we'll have the latest from washington in 15 minutes. >>> a senate committee will get its chance today to grill officials from the general services administration about lavish parties paid for with taxpayers' money. the house oversight committee has been questioning officials for the past two days. their testimony revealed the san francisco-based gsa manager who planned the did $823,000 trip to las vegas, also visited the napa wine country, hawaii, guam all on the taxpayers' dime. officials say jeff neilly -- jeff neeley took those trips even after he was warned they were excessive. the whistle-blower saying gsa is now trying to recover the cost from those trips. >> by
arrived in colombia last week. secret service director mark sullivan says, 11 secret service agents and 10 military personnel under investigation are all telling different stories about what happened. he has dispatched more investigators to colombia to interview the women. abc news has learned at accused agents will be forced to take a polygraph test. we'll have the latest from washington in 15 minutes. >>> a senate committee will get its chance today to grill officials from the...
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this week, president obama advise the public to take a look at statements by mitt rom fee. and this is about as a candidate from 2007 and 2008 has made about going in to pakistan. about being willing to focus on osama bin laden. when mitt romney made comments suggesting this is a larger issue than just one person. yes, we've not heard the last of it i expect obama will be talking about this for six months. >> and you saw the turn at the end of the season. and we thank you for joining us tonight. we'll return you to your regular programming right now as george said this is an historic night and speech and first from combat zone live broadcast to the american people z for some of you i'll be rejoining you in just a moment. for the rest of you, good night. >> we want to bring you up to date on the many protests taking place this may day throughout the bay area. >> there is a large marsh on international boulevard thchl started at the fruit veil bart station. >> we're live on the ground here and we'll bring you live team coverage coming up at on abc 7 news at 4:00. >>> sky 7 hd
this week, president obama advise the public to take a look at statements by mitt rom fee. and this is about as a candidate from 2007 and 2008 has made about going in to pakistan. about being willing to focus on osama bin laden. when mitt romney made comments suggesting this is a larger issue than just one person. yes, we've not heard the last of it i expect obama will be talking about this for six months. >> and you saw the turn at the end of the season. and we thank you for joining us...
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firefighters say it will be weeks before they get the upper hand. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >>> now turning to politics. the obama campaign is blaming congress for not approving the job building plan. meanwhile, romney says mr. obama lacks leadership. democrats are trying to unseat scott walker. >>> and meantime, a top democratic lawmaker is looking ahead to the next presidential race. nancy pelosi says secretary of state hillary clinton is the party's best shot for victory come 2016. >>> and vice president joe biden pl played father of the bride over the weekend. ashley married her new husband, a plastic surgeon from philadelphia. >>> time for a look at weather from across the country. cool with showers from boston to d.c. severe storms in the south, around atlanta, jacksonville, birmingham, little rock. scattered thunderstorms from west texas to colorado. rain and windy in northern california, the pacific northwest, and the northern r k rockie rockies. >> cool in the northwest and northeast. 90s from dallas to miami, phoenix, again, toppi
firefighters say it will be weeks before they get the upper hand. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >>> now turning to politics. the obama campaign is blaming congress for not approving the job building plan. meanwhile, romney says mr. obama lacks leadership. democrats are trying to unseat scott walker. >>> and meantime, a top democratic lawmaker is looking ahead to the next presidential race. nancy pelosi says secretary of state hillary clinton is the party's best shot for...
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the number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 362,000. gas prices have soared to a record high. republicans blame president obama. >> since this president has been president, the cost of gasoline has doubled. he says, well, it's not my fault. we've gone from yes, we can, to it's not my fault. >> reporter: the president took office, the unemployment rate was 7 .8%. it wept up to 10%. it's now at 8 .3%. gas prices averaged $1.84 a gallon. now the average is $3.79. president obama will focus on the economy today when he travels to virginia. the president argues the economic crisis began before he took office. and his policies brought the economy back from the brink. investors hoping for another big day on wall street. the dow posted two straight days of huge gains. paula, rob? >> increasing confidence driving the rebound. thanks, tahman bradley in caught. >>> possible signs of the escalating tension between israel and iran. israel asked the u.s. for the powerful bunker-busting bombs. earlier this week, israeli prime minister netanyahu told t
the number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to 362,000. gas prices have soared to a record high. republicans blame president obama. >> since this president has been president, the cost of gasoline has doubled. he says, well, it's not my fault. we've gone from yes, we can, to it's not my fault. >> reporter: the president took office, the unemployment rate was 7 .8%. it wept up to 10%. it's now at 8 .3%. gas prices averaged $1.84 a gallon. now the average is...
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. >> two weeks after a lucrative fundraising visit to the bay area president obama comes back today. >> meteorologist mike nicco will have the forecast. >>> warmer weather on the way. no rain for the morning commute. >> frances will have a look at traffic. join us next >>> and finally from us this morning, it looks like something straight out of "the flintstones." an iowa family searching for berries in their backyard found something much bigger. here's abc's ryan owens. >> reporter: everyone has skeletons in their closet. >> this is the first bone. >> reporter: this iowa man has considerably more than that. >> sometimes i get tired of moving bones around from one spot to the other. >> reporter: john and his two sons were hunting for berries in the woods behind their southeast iowa home, when they found something, well, mammoth. >> that's a really big bone. >> reporter: turns out, it's a femur. the thigh bone of a mammoth. there's a reason they're called that. the knee joint is the size of a soccer ball. john called in the pros. archaeologists and paleontologists from the university
. >> two weeks after a lucrative fundraising visit to the bay area president obama comes back today. >> meteorologist mike nicco will have the forecast. >>> warmer weather on the way. no rain for the morning commute. >> frances will have a look at traffic. join us next >>> and finally from us this morning, it looks like something straight out of "the flintstones." an iowa family searching for berries in their backyard found something much bigger....
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earlier this week we told you about the new book that claims michelle obama and her husband's staff have had their fair share of conflicts. >> oh, yeah. the first lady has responded now to those accusations, claiming them false and saying, "i love this job, in fact." abc's cecilia vega has more. >> reporter: she is known for the issues she champions. ♪ jump, jump, jump >> reporter: her fashion sense and for being america's mom in chief. but in an interview, first lady michelle obama candidly acknowledged there is another perception, a negative one that has hounded her for years. >> but that's been an image that people have tried to paint of me since, you know, the day barack announced, that i'm some angry black woman. >> reporter: a new book called "the obamas" paints a portrait of a first lady who in the beginning was frustrated and unhappy with life in the white house. the image of an angry michelle obama has long been fodder for critics. >> i have a lot of people who call me on the radio and say she looks angry. and i have to say there's some validity to that. she looks like an angr
earlier this week we told you about the new book that claims michelle obama and her husband's staff have had their fair share of conflicts. >> oh, yeah. the first lady has responded now to those accusations, claiming them false and saying, "i love this job, in fact." abc's cecilia vega has more. >> reporter: she is known for the issues she champions. ♪ jump, jump, jump >> reporter: her fashion sense and for being america's mom in chief. but in an interview, first...
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the chairman of the republican party has asked akin not to come to next week's republican convention. after all, the obama campaign wants to use akin to treat romney and ryan as extremists at the very least using him to raise divisive social issues that republicans don't particularly want to talk about. today, the republican party platform reaffirmed a plank opposing abortion with no mention of exception such as for rape. the obama campaign called it the akin amendment. and diane, that plank is at odds with romney's position with abortion. he opposes legal abortion and he has carved out exceptions for rape and incest and when the mother's life is at stake. that's not ryan's position, he would only grant the life of a mother an exception but he's adopted romney's position as his own while he's on the ticket. diane. >> okay. jake tapper, thanks so much. good to talk to you tonight. >>> now, we ahead overseas to afghanistan because we learned today of an overnight attack in the dead of night at the bagram air base while the nation's top military general was on the ground. his plane was p
the chairman of the republican party has asked akin not to come to next week's republican convention. after all, the obama campaign wants to use akin to treat romney and ryan as extremists at the very least using him to raise divisive social issues that republicans don't particularly want to talk about. today, the republican party platform reaffirmed a plank opposing abortion with no mention of exception such as for rape. the obama campaign called it the akin amendment. and diane, that plank is...
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and president obama visiting the hoover dam for the first time. both have relied heavily on their running mates this week to lead their campaigns. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle-class has been varied the last four years. >> reporter: it didn't take long for paul ryan to pounce on that comment. >> vice president biden just today said that the middle-class, over the last four years has been, quote, buried. we agree. that means, we need to stop digging by electing mitt romney. >> reporter: the latest abc news/"washington post" poll shows the race for president is still very close, which means every word and gesture tonight could impact the election. brandi hitt, abc news, denver. >> thanks to brandi hitt. abc's coverage of tonight's debate begins at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. >>> now, we turn to the trouble at american airlines. and actually progress on two fronts this morning. there is new movement in the bitter labor dispute between the airline and its pilots union. and also, the mystery of the seats that came loose during thr
and president obama visiting the hoover dam for the first time. both have relied heavily on their running mates this week to lead their campaigns. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle-class has been varied the last four years. >> reporter: it didn't take long for paul ryan to pounce on that comment. >> vice president biden just today said that the middle-class, over the last four years has been, quote, buried. we agree. that means, we need to stop digging by...
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and that 47% comment he made over the last couple of weeks. abc news spoke to the romney campaign and they were also surprised. they had pressed mitt romney to answer these questions. and they don't know why the president didn't bring it up, either. i feel these are talking points that the campaign is going to go over. and the next presidential debate is in two weeks. that will be taking place in new york. and you may hear about it then in that debate. >> brandi hitt live for us in denver. thank you, brandi. >>> and we talked to our washington editor, rick klein for insight into this first debate. >> our debate coverage continues now with abc's senior washington editor, rick klein. >> rick, pundits on both sides of the aisle, giving this to romney. we were expecting zingers, style, not substance. did it work? >> this was mitt romney's night. he was sharp. he was specific. he had a plan of attack. and he went after barack obama every way he could, and holding him accountable for the obama record. we haven't seen that too much in this campaign.
and that 47% comment he made over the last couple of weeks. abc news spoke to the romney campaign and they were also surprised. they had pressed mitt romney to answer these questions. and they don't know why the president didn't bring it up, either. i feel these are talking points that the campaign is going to go over. and the next presidential debate is in two weeks. that will be taking place in new york. and you may hear about it then in that debate. >> brandi hitt live for us in...
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campaign advisers from both sides chimed in with obama campaign adviser pointing to corporate cuts made by romney which she says, hurt workers. >> mr. romney has put his business experience at the center of his rational for his candidacy it is important for people to understand is that what you want in the oval office? it comes with real consequences. >> what president obama did weakens medicare takes several billion dollars out and uses it to spend on a new entitlement that's the wrong approach. that's going to hurt current beneficiaries now. >> he said the governor's plan would replace medicare cuts by dismantling the president's insurance plan. >>> the faa is investigating an emergency landing in new jersey by a united airlines jet after passengers saw flames coming from one of the engines. the jet is highlighted in that video you see. the fbi says a tire on the plane blew apart last night during takeoff and the debris flew into the engine. united calls it a mechanical issue. none of the 173 onboard was hurt. >>> 62-year-old endurance swimmer diana nyad is trying again, right now to
campaign advisers from both sides chimed in with obama campaign adviser pointing to corporate cuts made by romney which she says, hurt workers. >> mr. romney has put his business experience at the center of his rational for his candidacy it is important for people to understand is that what you want in the oval office? it comes with real consequences. >> what president obama did weakens medicare takes several billion dollars out and uses it to spend on a new entitlement that's the...
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he died laths week at the age of 88. >>> new insight into mitt romney's failed presidential run. tagg romney says his dad never wanted the top job. he wanted to be president less than anyone i have met in my life, says tagg. he said his father is a very private person who simply does not like attention. >> interesting field to get into if you don't like attention. >>> out in space, a unique holiday show going on. jupiter and the moon will be in con vux in the evening. they're already close together in the sky and bright enough to be visible around the world, even if you're in a big city. >> with a home telescope you can see the moons, the mountains, the krarts. with the naked eye, you'll be able to see the show. enjoy a little, you know, christmas -- a different kind of christmas gift. >>> time for sot highlights from week 16 of the nfl. we get them from espn. >>> cassidy hubbarth with your espn update. the steelers trying to stay in the playoff hunt. 24 seconds left in the game. ben roet, picked off by reggie nelson. he returns it to the slrs 46. the bengals regain possession. n
he died laths week at the age of 88. >>> new insight into mitt romney's failed presidential run. tagg romney says his dad never wanted the top job. he wanted to be president less than anyone i have met in my life, says tagg. he said his father is a very private person who simply does not like attention. >> interesting field to get into if you don't like attention. >>> out in space, a unique holiday show going on. jupiter and the moon will be in con vux in the evening....
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the anti-apartheid icon spent more than two weeks in the hospital with a lung infection and other ailments. the 94-year-old will receive other medical care at his johannesburg home. >>> now, to the fiscal cliff, still looming large as president obama returns to the white house this morning. the president cut short his christmas vacation in hawaii to get back to washington. congress will also be in session today, amid fading hope that a deal could be reached by the new year. no agreement would mean deep spending cuts and historic tax hikes for virtually every american. >>> officials in newtown have a message for people who want to send gifts to the grief-stricken town. please don't. they say gifts, from school supplies to artwork, have arrived in such numbers, they overwhelmed the small community's ability to process them. a fund established after the shooting to support newtown has grown to $3.5 million. >>> meanwhile, hundreds of schoolteachers plan to attend firearms training today in salt lake city. the 200 teachers come from districts across utah. they have volunteered for the conceale
the anti-apartheid icon spent more than two weeks in the hospital with a lung infection and other ailments. the 94-year-old will receive other medical care at his johannesburg home. >>> now, to the fiscal cliff, still looming large as president obama returns to the white house this morning. the president cut short his christmas vacation in hawaii to get back to washington. congress will also be in session today, amid fading hope that a deal could be reached by the new year. no...
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. >>> president obama has set a new record on twitter, 53,000 tweets were sent out per minute during his nomination speech, compared to mitt romney who averaged a little more than 14,000 per minute during his speech last week. twitter says the president's top tweeted messages last night were, i'm no longer just a candidate, i'm the president. and i will never turn medicare into a voucher. >> american taxpayers will not likely get their money back in a solyndra reorganization land that moved forward this morning in court. a bankruptcy judge approved the fremont-based company's explanation of its plan, clearing the way for creditors to vote on. the irs plans to fight the plan at an october confirmation hearing saying it allows two private equity funds that controls solyndra to get tax breaks. >>> apple's new venture. >>> back in uniform, prince harry is back in the war zone in afghanistan on a dangerous new mission. >>> mammograms may do more harm than good for a certain type of woman. i work at the cable company, and i get to wear a hard hat... a question already! my mom says cable ca
. >>> president obama has set a new record on twitter, 53,000 tweets were sent out per minute during his nomination speech, compared to mitt romney who averaged a little more than 14,000 per minute during his speech last week. twitter says the president's top tweeted messages last night were, i'm no longer just a candidate, i'm the president. and i will never turn medicare into a voucher. >> american taxpayers will not likely get their money back in a solyndra reorganization land...
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. >>> meanwhile, crunch time for the presidential candidates as they head into this week's debate. running a tight race, our new poll shows president obama running a two-point lead over mitt romney. amid likely voters, ahead of wednesday night's face-off. the president now in nevada preparing for the debate. mitt romney rehearsing in massachusetts. both campaigns are downplaying expectations. >>> and a deadly day in afghanistan. three american troops killed this morning in a suicide bombing just one day after a very grim milestone there. now more than 2,000 u.s. troops have been killed in the war. >>> and a daring rescue caught on camera in texas. you can see this suv there burst into flames after the driver lost control and crashed. but then watch the driver of a passing car stops, rinking his own life. pulling that driver out on to the parking lot. and great news today, the man okay this morning. >>> and u.s. agriculture experts say the concerns about a widespread bacon shortage in coming months are pure -- hogwash. the american farm bureau federation now says that pork supplies
. >>> meanwhile, crunch time for the presidential candidates as they head into this week's debate. running a tight race, our new poll shows president obama running a two-point lead over mitt romney. amid likely voters, ahead of wednesday night's face-off. the president now in nevada preparing for the debate. mitt romney rehearsing in massachusetts. both campaigns are downplaying expectations. >>> and a deadly day in afghanistan. three american troops killed this morning in a...
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three cs, that's where he's got to do really well. >> reporter: while they lead in the polls, team obama know that debates can be a game-changer. so the president will have to look strong and forceful, not passive, and he needs to avoid appearing irritable or impatient, and don't be long-winded. >> they're trying to get him into the mode of being able to answer questions short, concisely and to the point, and so it's much more like his mannerisms, his style and the way he comes across. >> the pressure is on for this first debate, and it could be a huge audience. anywhere between 50 million to 65 million people may actually tune in to see these two men square off on wednesday night. >> all right. we'll be covering it right here on abc. david, thank you. >> thanks to you live, david. >>> and let's bring in the host of abc's "this week," george stephanopoulos. also live for more on this. the goal wednesday night is for each candidate to focus on the other person's weakness. >> no question about it. after seeing ron claiborne's piece, i think it's to avoid a justin bieber moment. but that's
three cs, that's where he's got to do really well. >> reporter: while they lead in the polls, team obama know that debates can be a game-changer. so the president will have to look strong and forceful, not passive, and he needs to avoid appearing irritable or impatient, and don't be long-winded. >> they're trying to get him into the mode of being able to answer questions short, concisely and to the point, and so it's much more like his mannerisms, his style and the way he comes...
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president obama as we said will officially kickoff his campaign next week. his first trip will be to ohio, then virginia two key battleground states. >>> nfl draft begins in new york today. one team is relying on luck. no -- andrew luck will be the number one pick by the colts. the colts finished last season with more losses than any other team. their future hall of famer quarterback is in denver, manning the topic in 1998. while all the attention locally has been on luck the 49ers will have the 30th pick in the first round raiders don't have any first round picks. >>> huff is expected to return to the team this weekend after suffering an anxiety attack that forced him to leave the team and landed him on the 15 day disabled list he left the team without explanation during the road trip back east last weekend. in recent weeks he struggled with his performance at the plate and on the field, remember that, the chronicle reports giants' manager says huff is expected to address the issue when he returns to san francisco. >> the giants hope to an individual a swee
president obama as we said will officially kickoff his campaign next week. his first trip will be to ohio, then virginia two key battleground states. >>> nfl draft begins in new york today. one team is relying on luck. no -- andrew luck will be the number one pick by the colts. the colts finished last season with more losses than any other team. their future hall of famer quarterback is in denver, manning the topic in 1998. while all the attention locally has been on luck the 49ers...
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obama's way? think that the debates although, -- >> i think the debates although he did not do well in the first he did come back with performs in the -- performances in the second and third debate. we don't know what the effect of superstorm sandy may been the president had last minute momentum the momentum swaupbg towards the president in the last few days. >>> we'll see you again in the 6:30 half hour. >>> cup of warm could havey sounds good with the weather turning chillier. >>> going to be cool you may need to use the heater if you haven't used it already this year, especially since we have still in the forecast. embarcadero center there to our south from vallejo streets you can see it is cloudy here, keeping an eye on sfo, oakland and san jose, make sure all those flights are on time fog isn't this thick everywhere. let's look at live doppler, thick fog in the north bay and around most of the bay shore south bay and east bay valleys not as prevalent. here's temperatures everybody still empty
obama's way? think that the debates although, -- >> i think the debates although he did not do well in the first he did come back with performs in the -- performances in the second and third debate. we don't know what the effect of superstorm sandy may been the president had last minute momentum the momentum swaupbg towards the president in the last few days. >>> we'll see you again in the 6:30 half hour. >>> cup of warm could havey sounds good with the weather turning...
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did he see the job numbers that came out last week? >> reporter: by the end of the day, an irritated president obama took the unusual step of clarifying what he meant. >> the economy is not doing fine. there are too many people out of work. one of the things that people get so frustrated about is that, instead of actually talking about what would help, we get wrapped up in these political games. >> reporter: the president's clarification, diane, came because of the heightened sensitivity there is in the white house right now to those economic fears about what's going on in europe. diane? >> okay, thank you, jake. and of course, also, fear about what's going on in syria, and we take you there now. for the first time, evidence of that massacre we first told you about days ago. yesterday, u.n. monitors tried and failed to see the site of the alleged killings, turned back by a hail of bullets, you may remember. but today, they got there, and with cameras. here's abc's global affairs anchor christiane amanpour. >> reporter: u.n. monitors go
did he see the job numbers that came out last week? >> reporter: by the end of the day, an irritated president obama took the unusual step of clarifying what he meant. >> the economy is not doing fine. there are too many people out of work. one of the things that people get so frustrated about is that, instead of actually talking about what would help, we get wrapped up in these political games. >> reporter: the president's clarification, diane, came because of the heightened...
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the number of people filing for jobless benefits last week hit a four-year low. about 348,000 applications were filed last week, and that number has not been that low since march 2008. >> good news, indeed. >>> all right. president obama's order to fast track the southern segment of the keystone pipeline has now come under fire this morning, especially from republicans who say the move is nothing more than a publicity stunt. here's abc's karen travers. >> reporter: oklahoma isn't a traditional battleground state. that's where president obama brought his campaign message. the president announced plans to fast track an oil pipeline from oklahoma to oil refineries on the gulf coast of texas. >> cut through the red tape, break through the bureaucratic hurdles, and make this project a priority. >> reporter: this nearly 500-mile stretch is the southern leg of the controversial keystone pipeline. that would have run from canada to the gulf coast. the president rejected the full pipeline in january, a decision that republicans continue to blast him for. the administratio
the number of people filing for jobless benefits last week hit a four-year low. about 348,000 applications were filed last week, and that number has not been that low since march 2008. >> good news, indeed. >>> all right. president obama's order to fast track the southern segment of the keystone pipeline has now come under fire this morning, especially from republicans who say the move is nothing more than a publicity stunt. here's abc's karen travers. >> reporter: oklahoma...
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thank you. >>> speaking of president obama, he attended the burial today of long-time hawaii senator, daniel inouye. it was a 19-gun salute when the senator's coffin arrived at the national memorial cemetery of the pacific. senator inouye was the first japanese american elected to both houses of congress. he was also the second longest serving senator in american history. he was 88 years old. >> the other big story we're following tonight, with a third of all americans traveling for the holidays, meteorologists are now worried about what could be the nightmare after christmas. two new storms are moving in. we'll get the forecast in a moment, but first here's abc's john schriffen with the mess the weather is already creating. >> reporter: it's the christmas trip turned nightmare for drivers on the east and west coast. in northern california with more snow expected to blanket the sierra mountains tonight, cars are having trouble just staying on the road. >> the roads are pretty bad. there's a lot of spinouts further east. there's going to be chain control for the next two days at least
thank you. >>> speaking of president obama, he attended the burial today of long-time hawaii senator, daniel inouye. it was a 19-gun salute when the senator's coffin arrived at the national memorial cemetery of the pacific. senator inouye was the first japanese american elected to both houses of congress. he was also the second longest serving senator in american history. he was 88 years old. >> the other big story we're following tonight, with a third of all americans traveling...
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. >> and obama camp said that are feeling good about going into their convention this week, how do you think, you're talking to sources there. >> it's a dead heat. when they look at the battle ground states, they believe that the president, at least, has a relatively comfortable lead in the electoral college. we have three unemployment reports coming. >>> be sure to join george later on abc's "this week" when he goes one-on-one with white house senior adviser david plouffe and george and diane sawyer lead our live democratic convention in primetime starting at 10:00 eastern on tuesday night. >>> now to that terrifying discovery at a popular beach along the new england coast. a giant white shark washed ashore. now authorities are scrambling, closing beaches. abc's john schriffen has the latest. >> reporter: a great white shark washed up on the shore >> i think it's kind of scary. >> reporter: fisherman spotted the 13-foot predator saturday morning just feet from where beach-goers swim. >> pretty scary. your adrenaline goes a little bit. he's stone dead, but my god. >> reporter: official
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president obama travels to asia later this week for historic visits to myanmar and cambodia. >>> former vice presidential candidate paul ryan has confirmed reports that election night results took the romney camp completely by surprise. ryan told our milwaukee station that the campaign was well-run. but in the end, it was not enough. he says reality finally sank in when they lost ohio. >> the polling we had, the numbers we were looking at, looked like we stood a pretty good chance of winning. so, when the numbers came in, you know, going the other direction, and we saw the kind of turnout that was occurring in urban areas, which were really fairly unprecedented, it did come as a bit of a shock. >> when asked about a potential future run for the white house, ryan said it was the last thing on his mind right now. he's looking forward to sleeping, probably. >>> time, now, for this morning's weather from across the nation. it's going to be a wet day from northern california to seattle. up to half a foot of snow is expected in the cascades and northern rockies. rain in south texas. morning f
president obama travels to asia later this week for historic visits to myanmar and cambodia. >>> former vice presidential candidate paul ryan has confirmed reports that election night results took the romney camp completely by surprise. ryan told our milwaukee station that the campaign was well-run. but in the end, it was not enough. he says reality finally sank in when they lost ohio. >> the polling we had, the numbers we were looking at, looked like we stood a pretty good...
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and president obama is threatening to veto a new cyber security bill expected to pass this week. administration says the bill would undermine pry vassy and fail to protect infrastructure, but supporters say it could help stop hackers by encouraging companies to share information on cyber threats. at bloomberg studios in san francisco, i'm emily chang, larry back to you. >> thank you very much. 50 there is spencer christian here now. >> rain, rain? >> it did go away. and this didn't really arrive. >> and you expected something to be measured. so far, in the immediate san francisco bay area there is a sprinkle here and there. there is a live view looking down onto the bay. look at that sky. there is interesting collection of clouds and different levels but lots of blue skies makes for a beautiful picture, there is no actual rainfall around the bay area there, is a look at dive doppler 7 hd. it's not happening here but south this is it now. there is interstate 5 have wet spots now. there is rainfall well concentrated down there. here there is 24 hour totals zero. just trace amount s
and president obama is threatening to veto a new cyber security bill expected to pass this week. administration says the bill would undermine pry vassy and fail to protect infrastructure, but supporters say it could help stop hackers by encouraging companies to share information on cyber threats. at bloomberg studios in san francisco, i'm emily chang, larry back to you. >> thank you very much. 50 there is spencer christian here now. >> rain, rain? >> it did go away. and this...
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and that we have got to turn this country around. >>> michelle obama and ann romney out there this week. want to welcome donna brazile. >>> both campaigns are going out hard this week. there's a huge shift in the women's vote. a 20-point shift in the last month now. only trailing president obama by about 11 points now. it was about 30 back in april. what happened? >> well, you know, george, i think that the republican party is consolidating around mitt romney now that he's the nominee and that includes republican women. but different polls show different things. the same day that poll came out, there was another poll by your competitor that showed the gender gap by a bigger margin. there were two interesting things about the abc poll this week, that is really telling about where the election is, one, women believe that barack obama understands their economic problems more than mitt romney does. and number two, that he'll take care of the middle class and help grow the middle class, compared to mitt romney. i think that symbolizes the debate we're having, how do you grow the economy? >>
and that we have got to turn this country around. >>> michelle obama and ann romney out there this week. want to welcome donna brazile. >>> both campaigns are going out hard this week. there's a huge shift in the women's vote. a 20-point shift in the last month now. only trailing president obama by about 11 points now. it was about 30 back in april. what happened? >> well, you know, george, i think that the republican party is consolidating around mitt romney now that...
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are papers found in osama bin laden's compound showed he plotted to kill president obama and general david petraus reporting he wanted to kill the president because quote he's the head of infidelity and killing him will make biden take over the presidency biden is unprepared for that post end quote. petraus head in afghanistan bin laden felt killing him would quote alter the war's damage. national officials down played the plot. >> a destructive tornado swept through a michigan village destroyed 100 homes home video cap you'red that twister. look at that. this wind lingered on the ground half an hour left a 10 mile trail of destruction. officials say there were no reports of injuries or fatalities and the credit residents for listenings to warnings issued before the storm. >> nothing like that to deal with here but there is a lot of rain coming. >> there is getting heavier in the moment. you can see here there is wayne wide spread. take a look at pockets of rain in the north bay up in western sonoma county and we have areas lots of areas of heavey rainfall farther south and east near
are papers found in osama bin laden's compound showed he plotted to kill president obama and general david petraus reporting he wanted to kill the president because quote he's the head of infidelity and killing him will make biden take over the presidency biden is unprepared for that post end quote. petraus head in afghanistan bin laden felt killing him would quote alter the war's damage. national officials down played the plot. >> a destructive tornado swept through a michigan village...
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today on this week, they are asking if the culture of the secret service needs to be reexamined. >> i can't help but wonder if there are more women as part of that detail if this ever would have happened. >> secret service officials tell abc news there are plenty of women in its ranks. it includes two deputy assistant directors. barbara rigs, now retired, was once the number two highest ranking official in the secret service. >> has this been condoned? >> in my experience, it has not. the secret service, when an issue comes to their attention they react very swiftly and decisively. >> we may learn more this week about the fate of the five remaining secret service agents under investigation. one president agent fired is planning to fight back. also congress is getting closer to a formal investigation. in washington, abc news. >>> hundreds of people came out to help the san bruno neighborhood devastated by the pipeline a few years ago. sergio has a story of how a young boy is making a difference. >> among the caution tape the house is being rebuilt and the flowers on the chain link fenc
today on this week, they are asking if the culture of the secret service needs to be reexamined. >> i can't help but wonder if there are more women as part of that detail if this ever would have happened. >> secret service officials tell abc news there are plenty of women in its ranks. it includes two deputy assistant directors. barbara rigs, now retired, was once the number two highest ranking official in the secret service. >> has this been condoned? >> in my...
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. >> reporter: next week it will be up to democrats to tout the obama presidency. >> he called oakland, i call his plan, romney doesn't care. >> reporter: united base, and his plan for america's future. >> paul ryan asked the question, without new leadership why should the next four years be any different from the last four years? barack obama has to answer that question. >> reporter: democrats will be rolling out heavyweights including bill clinton and president obama's so-called closer. >> we have come so far but we have so much more work to do. >> so far president obama's strong ratings is keeping him afloat. he needs to convince americans that hope and changing still be met but they need to give in him another four years. >> terry: mark matthews is going to be live from the national convention in charlotte. get instant updates from mark by following him on our facebook page at matthews at abc7. >> health advisories you need to know about. bay area students come down with chickenpox. and some 10,000 people that stayed at yosemite they may have been exposed to the deadly hanta virus.
. >> reporter: next week it will be up to democrats to tout the obama presidency. >> he called oakland, i call his plan, romney doesn't care. >> reporter: united base, and his plan for america's future. >> paul ryan asked the question, without new leadership why should the next four years be any different from the last four years? barack obama has to answer that question. >> reporter: democrats will be rolling out heavyweights including bill clinton and president...
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the primaries are less than a week away in arizona and michigan. he's taken to targets both santorum and president obama. >> i'm glad to see michigan coming back. it's with no thanks to this president. almo one has made it harder for the economy to reboot. >> reporter: polls are showing arizona and michigan a dead heat. >> tahman bradley, live in washington, thanks for joining us. >>> president obama speaks at a ground-breaking ceremony for the new museum for after culture. the price tag is about a half billion dollars. it's due to be completed in thee years. >>> well, revelers from the mardi gras celebration should be off the streets by now. the authorities and cleanup crews came through just after mid night. the celebration started just after dawn. by sundown, things turned a little more raucous will w a lot more drinking and perhaps a lot less choeting as well. >>> time now for the weather from across the nation. another day of flooding downpours. showers for the gulf coast and southeast. severe storms in tennessee. showers later from d.c. to ne
the primaries are less than a week away in arizona and michigan. he's taken to targets both santorum and president obama. >> i'm glad to see michigan coming back. it's with no thanks to this president. almo one has made it harder for the economy to reboot. >> reporter: polls are showing arizona and michigan a dead heat. >> tahman bradley, live in washington, thanks for joining us. >>> president obama speaks at a ground-breaking ceremony for the new museum for after...
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a bruising loss in a wisconsin recall election last week. and a regrouping after republicans and mitt romney outpaced him in fund-raising last month. rob and paula? >> all right, tahman. thanks a lot. >>> the suspect in the auburn university shooting has now turned himself in. desmonte leonard had been the subject of an intense manhunt, since three men were shot to death saturday night, not far from the auburn campus. the police chief says the shooting was a tragedy for all of the families involved. >> in a case like this, there's no relief because those boys aren't coming home tonight. at the same time, you know, mr. leonard's got a momma. and i'm sure she's grieving, as well, in a sense, she's lost a son. >> leonard will make a first court appearance either today or tomorrow. two former auburn football players were among those killed saturday night. >>> overseas, now. and a dangerous new escalation in syria. secretary of state hillary clinton says there's evidence that russia is sending attack helicopters to the syrian government. there ha
a bruising loss in a wisconsin recall election last week. and a regrouping after republicans and mitt romney outpaced him in fund-raising last month. rob and paula? >> all right, tahman. thanks a lot. >>> the suspect in the auburn university shooting has now turned himself in. desmonte leonard had been the subject of an intense manhunt, since three men were shot to death saturday night, not far from the auburn campus. the police chief says the shooting was a tragedy for all of...
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. >> obama's gaffe caps his worst week of the campaign. new worries on the economy. a big loss in wisconsin. >> together, we're going to move wisconsin forward. >>> i don't think i should have to say bad things about governor romney personally to disagree with him. >>> and these leaks have to stop. >> can obama get his groove back. will romney make the most of his chance? questions for our headliners. the president's top campaign stratejist, david axelrod. romney's runner-up, rick santorum and another powerhouse roundtable. >>> hello again. as you just heard a rough week for the president's re-election campaign. let's get right to his top campaign strategist. david axelrod. let's start with that press conference on friday. the president making that statement saying that the private sector is doing fine. you saw how fast mitt romney pounced. this morning the campaign is out with a new video to drive that point home. take a look. >> we have seen layoffs, cutbacks. >> i'm making $200 a month. >> i have been looking for a job for two years. haven't found any. >> i have h
. >> obama's gaffe caps his worst week of the campaign. new worries on the economy. a big loss in wisconsin. >> together, we're going to move wisconsin forward. >>> i don't think i should have to say bad things about governor romney personally to disagree with him. >>> and these leaks have to stop. >> can obama get his groove back. will romney make the most of his chance? questions for our headliners. the president's top campaign stratejist, david axelrod....
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. >> president obama says he looks forward to meeting with romney in the weeks ahead to discuss ways to move the country forward. >> the president is hugely popular in california and especially in the bay area. as expected he carry the golden state. the support was not total. katie marzullo joins us with the break down of the popular vote. >> reporter: these are real-time results coming in so they are changing. president obama nationwide 51% of that national vote. closer look at california, not just california but a closer look at the bay area. clearly, all the bay area counties are blue. you don't need me told you that. let's look at how popular president obama was within the bay area starting with san francisco county, landslide, mitt romney was less than 14% of the popular vote. north into marin still landslide for president obama 76%. in the east bay contra costa county mitt romney more than 30% dropped to alameda and his numbers drop. in the south bay, san mateo county landslide for president obama, santa cruz county, same thing. just for fun, look at these two counties which se
. >> president obama says he looks forward to meeting with romney in the weeks ahead to discuss ways to move the country forward. >> the president is hugely popular in california and especially in the bay area. as expected he carry the golden state. the support was not total. katie marzullo joins us with the break down of the popular vote. >> reporter: these are real-time results coming in so they are changing. president obama nationwide 51% of that national vote. closer look...
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president obama, vice president biden and bill clinton, who i believe is a key leader, next week for us, they need to make sure they talk directly to the american people. not get into trying to refute all of the republican arguments. >> this is, again, mr. kessler of "the washington post," the plant was closed in december 2008. before obama was sworn in. false. now, a subtext of all this, we're all racists. can i ask you a question, what's the largest city in illinois? >> chicago. >> you're a racist. the guys over at msnbc have said when republicans talk about chicago, it's a subtext for racism. >> george, let me tell you, as a first african-american woman to manage a presidential campaign, i will never forget the conversation i had with my dad, i thought my dad would be excited. he said it's just a job. racism is a subtext, context of every campaign in major history. i don't get drawn into those conversations. i heard about a camerawoman at a network i also work for, getting pelted with peanuts at the convention. i don't get drawn into that. because i understand when you put this co
president obama, vice president biden and bill clinton, who i believe is a key leader, next week for us, they need to make sure they talk directly to the american people. not get into trying to refute all of the republican arguments. >> this is, again, mr. kessler of "the washington post," the plant was closed in december 2008. before obama was sworn in. false. now, a subtext of all this, we're all racists. can i ask you a question, what's the largest city in illinois? >>...
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. >>> to presidential politics now with just over seven weeks until the election. president obama travels to the swing state of ohio with stops in cincinnati and columbus. while there, president obama will announce a new trade enforcement case against china over cars and car parts. mitt romney speaks to the u.s. hispanic chamber of commerce in los angeles. >>> and we are learning new details about the chaos that unfolded behind the scenes ahead of romney's acceptance speech. just eight days before the convention, the speech that had been written was dropped. that set off a wild scramble to craft a new entirely different speech so that romney would have time to rehearse. the final version was widely criticized within the party for leaving out any mention of al qaeda or afghanistan. >>> it is time now for the weather from across the nation. a wet day for much of the south. heavy rain from atlanta to tallahassee. nashville, new orleans and houston. showers around green bay. chicago and st. louis. a cold blast from fargo to the twin cities. showers in the colorado rock
. >>> to presidential politics now with just over seven weeks until the election. president obama travels to the swing state of ohio with stops in cincinnati and columbus. while there, president obama will announce a new trade enforcement case against china over cars and car parts. mitt romney speaks to the u.s. hispanic chamber of commerce in los angeles. >>> and we are learning new details about the chaos that unfolded behind the scenes ahead of romney's acceptance speech....
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and next week's meeting in chicago. the socialist, hollande, has already ruffled some allied feathers, though, by saying he plans to pull french combat troops from afghanistan two years ahead of schedule. >>> of course, our other big story this morning, we are remembering donna summer, the queen of disco. ♪ let's dance the last dance ♪ ♪ let's boogie, now ♪ let's dance the last dance ♪ >> her music was the soundtrack for the dance craze of the 1970s, thanks to 19 number 1 dance hits. they still have the power to make listeners get up and move. >> they are timeless, for sure. but summer scored one of her biggest hits, though, after disco faded. "she works hard for the money," we all know that one, became an anthem for women's right. she told a great story about how the song was born, after she met a bathroom attendant at the grammys one year. and that's where the concept was born. >> on toilet paper. >> and wrote the song on toilet paper. amazing. >> summer died of lung cancer at her home in florida. she was ju
and next week's meeting in chicago. the socialist, hollande, has already ruffled some allied feathers, though, by saying he plans to pull french combat troops from afghanistan two years ahead of schedule. >>> of course, our other big story this morning, we are remembering donna summer, the queen of disco. ♪ let's dance the last dance ♪ ♪ let's boogie, now ♪ let's dance the last dance ♪ >> her music was the soundtrack for the dance craze of the 1970s, thanks to 19 number...
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this was seven weeks and mitt romney does not have time to squander, diane. >> 49 days. as we said, thank you, jake, thank you, jon. now we turn to the mystery of the tape. did no one in the room see the camera? who pushed the button? abc's chief investigative correspondent, brian ross, has been looking for these answers. >> reporter: the setting was this mansion in boca raton, florida, the home of longtime romney supporter and friend, multimillionaire investor known as a party boy. in gossip pages. it was may 17th and reporters covering the campaign were told the event would be closed to the press. >> too bad you can't come to the fund-raisers. >> reporter: dinner was supposed to be private and limited to those who paid $50,000 each to be there but someone placed a camera in the room secretly recording romney on what appears to be a wine-serving table off to the side. occasionally the camera was adjusted as romney delivers the candid remarks that four months later would make headlines. >> my job is not to worry about those people. >> reporter: the romney tapes were firs
this was seven weeks and mitt romney does not have time to squander, diane. >> 49 days. as we said, thank you, jake, thank you, jon. now we turn to the mystery of the tape. did no one in the room see the camera? who pushed the button? abc's chief investigative correspondent, brian ross, has been looking for these answers. >> reporter: the setting was this mansion in boca raton, florida, the home of longtime romney supporter and friend, multimillionaire investor known as a party boy....